Does anyone have experience on hot rodding a Gel Metro convertble?
I thought it might be fun but could the chassis support a bigger engine? Recommended engine and tranny? Would a 350 and tranny work? Would it be easier to start with a hot rod chassis and use the Geo body?

Originally posted by edpent Does anyone have experience on hot rodding a Gel Metro convertble?
I thought it might be fun but could the chassis support a bigger engine? Recommended engine and tranny? Would a 350 and tranny work? Would it be easier to start with a hot rod chassis and use the Geo body?

Just a couple things to consider:
GEO is a unibody so you'll need a chassis if your going to put any real power in it.
It's a short wheelbase so it will be a handful to control @ top end.

i seen a pick somewhere of a little honda civic with a blown 454 in it.... the top of the blower was as tall as the roof of the car... i would imajion it would be the same type of build. the only orginal thing, the sheetmetal.

Originally posted by Old School Nut i seen a pick somewhere of a little honda civic with a blown 454 in it.... the top of the blower was as tall as the roof of the car... i would imajion it would be the same type of build. the only orginal thing, the sheetmetal.

I had a 1993 Saturn SC2- twincam coupe; those nice looking early sattys with the flip-up headlights (think Corvette). I always thought a LS1 and a Corvette 6-speed (they're in the back of the car with Corvettes; helps balance the car). it'd be fast and sick. If I could get the LS1 in the car without modifying the sheetmetal, that would be sweet. But I've heard of a Satty with a blown 3800v6. I don't dig Jap cars other than the old Z-cars much really, but little American cars with big v8s rock! Focus, my saturn if I were rich, etc.

I saw a Chevette with a big blown v8 between its fenders once. That thing was menacing.

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